2017 Harley Davidson FLSS Softail Slim S Service Manual

Ultimate Motorcycling's own review nails the intended contradiction here: "designed to be both a tire shredder and welcoming to shorter riders, the 2017 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim S combines the hot-rodded High Output Twin Cam 110B motor with a seat height of just over 26 inches." A real owner testimonial collected on Motorcycle.com puts this model in genuine historical context: "this motorcycle represents the last of the original softail design and it is flawless besides the seat!!"

Power comes from the Screamin' Eagle Twin Cam 110B, a 1,801-1,802cc air-cooled V-twin, a 4-inch bore and 4.374-inch stroke, a 9.2-9.5:1 compression ratio, delivering a claimed 92-93 hp at 5,010 rpm and 107-108 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm, fed by Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection through the same 6-speed transmission and 34/46 chain primary drive ratio used across Harley's whole 110B-equipped Softail range that year.

Motorcyclespecs.co.za's own confirmed styling account describes the exact blacked-out treatment: "black triple clamp and riser, gloss black headlamp ring, fork slider covers and lower forks. Black brake levers, mirrors and black over/under shotgun exhaust with slash cut muffler." Ultimate Motorcycling's own review notes a fat 16-inch front Dunlop and wide bars for genuine leverage, plus a narrow seat that makes it easier for shorter riders to touch tarmac at a stop — and confirms one exception to the blacked-out theme: an available Olive Gold Denim paint job that comes with patriotic military-inspired graphics instead.

Total Motorcycle's own confirmed factory spec sheet lists a 32.1-degree rake, 64.4-inch wheelbase, 25.6-inch laden seat height, and 712 lbs in running order, with 2017 US pricing at $18,999-$19,399 depending on colorway. Standard equipment included a hydraulically actuated clutch, cruise control, and ABS. This 2017 model year closed out the FLSS code as the range-topping Slim variant before Harley's 2018 Softail redesign — the Slim S trim did not carry forward into the new single-shock platform, which sold the Slim (FLSL) as a single-trim model without an "S" performance variant.

This factory service manual covers the procedures, torque specs, and diagrams needed to keep a 2017 Softail Slim S FLSS running the way it was built to.